219.Chapter 219 The Wailing of the Female Investigator.avi
After breakfast, the three soldiers divided into two groups.
Xiao Baoer and Qingche went to the home furnishing mall to select furniture such as wardrobes and beds, while Li Mengnan went to activate cable TV and the Internet, and took back the two pieces of jewelry he had ordered at the jewelry store.
Since it was a holiday, there were many people in the business hall handling various businesses and paying bills. It took Li Mengnan almost three hours to turn on the cable TV and the Internet. By the time he got to the gold store by car, it was already 11 a.m.
About.
This gold store is not a big brand store, it is just a small handicraft workshop-style store.
The shop owner is an old craftsman in his sixties. Although limited by his ideology and tools, the jewelry styles in the shop are relatively old and cannot keep up with the times, but the craftsmanship of the old craftsman is first-class. If we could go back two or three times,
Ten years later, he is definitely a master-level figure.
The reason why Li Mengnan chose this small shop was not only the affordable price, but also the craftsmanship of the old craftsman.
"Boss, I'm here to pick up the custom-made jewelry."
"Oh, it's you, wait."
The old craftsman took the order note and put it away without even looking at it. He remembered Li Mengnan. Although there were many customers who ordered jewelry from him, there were very few people like this young man who came with their own drawings.
At first, he thought that the young man wanted to order a more special style, but after looking at the drawings, he was shocked to realize that what the young man wanted was no longer in the category of jewelry. It was just a small mechanism, and the design was extremely simple and exquisite.
This drawing benefited him a lot.
The old craftsman took out two jewelry boxes from under the counter and opened them one by one in front of Li Mengnan.
The first box contained a gold necklace. There was nothing complicated about it. It was just a thicker chain. However, after a series of surface treatments such as polishing and frosting by old craftsmen, it completely lost the tacky and explosive feeling of pure gold jewelry. Instead, it was transparent.
With a sense of art that is as clumsy as it is clumsy.
Li Mengnan just picked it up to compare the length and put it back in the box. As long as the portion was correct, there was nothing to check.
In the second box is the ring he customized.
This ring is made entirely of 925 silver. Different from the platinum-like polish of ordinary silver jewelry, this ring has been passivated like Tibetan silver upon request. The whole ring has a dark gray color. Look.
It looks as inconspicuous as a cheap decoration costing more than ten yuan a piece on the street.
The ring pattern is a symmetrical blooming lotus flower, faintly protruding on the surface of the ring. Normally it looks like a flat pattern, but under the sun you can see a very strong three-dimensional light and shadow. It is said that this is also passed down by the old craftsmen.
A unique craft.
There is an inconspicuous little protrusion on the side of the ring facing the wearer. At first glance, it looks like the stem of a lotus, but it is movable. You only need to gently move it to the side, and the base of the lotus will open twelve times.
A tiny hole the size of a needle tip is used to release the phantom force field of the "Thunder Tempered Wood Crystal". When not needed, it can be closed by flipping it in the opposite direction, which is very convenient.
It has to be said that the old craftsman's craftsmanship is quite superb, and the precision of this ring has far exceeded Li Mengnan's expectations.
"Young man, I see that your drawing requires the ring to be hollow inside. It should be filled with something, right? Should you take it back and install it yourself, or should I install it?"
The old craftsman adjusted the reading glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked calmly.
Li Mengnan knew that his design could not be hidden from professionals like the old craftsman, so he simply did not hide it and generously took out the "Thunder Tempered Wood Crystal" wrapped in aluminum foil and said politely: "How can I have that ability?
You always come to pretend..."
Li Mengnan actually didn't want more people to know the existence of this "Thunder-Tempered Wood Crystal", but even if there is a finished ring, it is not just as simple as inserting the "Thunder-Tempered Wood Crystal" into it, it also involves inlaying, fixing the buckle cover and sealing it.
A series of complicated processes such as this are simply impossible for non-professionals to complete.
The old craftsman opened the aluminum foil and picked up the "Thunder Tempered Wood Crystal" half the size of a small fingernail and looked at the light. After all, he was just a gold and silversmith. He didn't know much about gems and the like, and he couldn't recognize it.
What are the emerald green transparent crystals?
However, out of professional ethics, he did not continue to ask more questions. He took the ring and the "Thunder-Tempered Wood Crystal" to the operating table next to him, and quickly completed the final inlay and sealing process by banging them.
Li Mengnan took it to the middle finger of his left hand and tried it. The size was just right. Although it added a little weight out of thin air, it did not affect the flexibility of the finger.
Moreover, the mechanism on the ring is very convenient to open and close, so people who don't know the inside story can't discover the secret.
"Old man, your craftsmanship is truly unbelievable! If I make jewelry again next time, I will definitely come to you!" Li Mengnan gave a thumbs up and sincerely praised it.
It is said that people become better with age. This old craftsman has lived for more than half his life. He can tell at a glance whether he is sincere or hypocritical. Li Mengnan was so happy with these few words of praise that his beard twitched. He said with a cheerful smile: "You young man has good eyesight."
!I’m not bragging to you, our ancestors used to make jewelry for Lafayette Cixi, and it’s already passed down to me for the ninth generation. Unfortunately, my wife gave birth to a daughter, and she is not willing to do this.
Boring work, this craft is probably going to be lost here..."
"Then you didn't think about taking on a disciple or anything?"
Li Mengnan really felt that it would be a pity if the exquisite craftsmanship of this old craftsman was lost like this.
But having said that, with the development of the times and the progress of society, it is not just the old craftsmen who are gradually losing traditional craftsmanship? Which of those intangible cultural heritages declared every year is not on the verge of being inherited by no one?
"Nowadays, you need to have a certificate to do this business, and I, an old man, can't issue certificates to others. Who would come to me to learn my craft? By the way, I have thought about recruiting a son-in-law to inherit my craft, but it's a pity that my girl...
…”
At this point, the old craftsman couldn't help but let out a deep sigh, as if he didn't want to continue this topic. He paused for a moment and said, "Young man, I think your drawing is very special. Who did you learn it from?"
"My grandfather." Li Mengnan said truthfully.
"Oh, no wonder... very few people draw pictures like this now. This is the drawing method of the older generation, and now they all use the industrial three-dimensional view." After all, the old craftsman had come from before, and he could tell at a glance that Li Mengnan's
The origin of Zhang Tu, "Is your grandfather also in this business?"
"Ha, as you always said, if my grandfather was in this business, would I still have to pay you to make such a small thing?" Li Mengnan took back the drawing and stuffed it into his pocket. He didn't want to be surprised.
It spread, "My grandpa... he was a carpenter! You know, people at that time knew how to order everything, and they didn't have a qualification certificate, so they couldn't distinguish it in such detail."
"Hey, so young man, you can also do carpentry?"
The old craftsman's eyes lit up. Although jewelers and carpenters have different types of work, they both rely on their craftsmanship to make a living. It is inevitable that there will be a feeling of closeness and sympathy for each other.
"Yes, yes, but please don't have any ideas about me. I'm a college student now, not a furniture repairer." Li Mengnan knew what the old man wanted to say when he saw the look in his eyes, and quickly stopped him.
"You're such a ghost! I have an Eight Immortals table that was passed down from my grandfather's generation. Although it's not made of good wood, the size can be considered an antique. Recently, a leg of the table was broken, so I'm trying to find someone to give it to me.
Make a replacement in the same way. However, few of these carpenters these days know how to join mortise and tenon. They only know how to use a nail gun. I'm afraid that they will damage the good table, so I put it in the warehouse... forget it.
Now, I’ll find someone else later!”
The old craftsman shook the receipt, took the calculator and clicked it for a while, and said: "Okay, no more chatting, let's settle the accounts... The gold price of this gold necklace on the day you ordered it is 1835 yuan, and your ring is 700 yuan.
, the total is 2,535 yuan. Seeing that you are a good boy, I will give you a small change, and you can get 2,500 yuan."
"Old man, you're not serious... Forget this gold necklace, it's just a silver ring that's less than 10 grams. How dare you ask me for 700?" Li Mengnan shamelessly began to bargain.
When the old craftsman heard this, he became furious and said: "Young man, you have to speak with your conscience! This small amount of money is not worth much. What is valuable is my craftsmanship. If you don't believe me, go out and ask around. Besides me, there are other places like this."
Can anyone print out the things in your picture? I want 700 from you because you are such a nice guy, so I gave you a preferential price. Otherwise, if you don’t have 1,000, I won’t be able to take it away. I’d rather keep it for myself to play with…”
"Okay, okay, I'll give it! You need to calm down, you're so angry that my little money isn't enough for you to go to the hospital, so my sin will be huge..."
Li Mengnan is also accustomed to bargaining. Although he doesn't know much about how to calculate the cost of making jewelry, he is still half a craftsman after all. He knows very well that real craftsmanship cannot be measured by money, especially for old craftsmen.
This kind of craftsmanship has evolved to the level of art, and its value is simply priceless.
After paying the money and putting the ring directly on the middle finger of his left hand, Li Mengnan picked up the handbag containing the invoice and the gold necklace and was about to turn around and go out. At this time, the tempered glass door opened and a tall woman in a straight police uniform appeared.
The police walked into the gold store.
When Li Mengnan looked at the person, he couldn't help showing a bit of surprise on his face, and said: "Police Officer Wu, if you want me to just call you, do you need to keep tabs on me like this? I am a citizen who pays taxes according to the law.
You have the right to personal privacy. If you follow me around like a radio girl all day long, it will make me feel very insecure..."
The person who came was none other than Wu Ansu.
Wu Ansu saw that Li Mengnan was obviously surprised in the store. He wanted to say hello in a friendly way, but he didn't want to be angry to death before he even opened his mouth. He immediately glared at Li Mengnan and said angrily: "I'm too busy now.
You don't even bother to drink your saliva, and you're so full that you stare at your tail? Get out of here and don't interfere with my work..."
After saying that, Wu Ansu pushed aside Li Mengnan and came to the old craftsman. He took out a piece of printing paper with a photo printed on it from his briefcase and asked: "Uncle, there was a murder case in our area last night.
Our police are currently unable to determine the identity of the deceased. Do you recognize the deceased or can you provide us with any clues?"
The old craftsman put on his reading glasses and took the printing paper and looked at it carefully. Li Mengnan took a glass of warm water from the water dispenser in the store and walked over to hand it to Wu Ansu. He said with a smile: "Officer Wu, what happened again?"
Wu Ansu suddenly discovered that Li Mengnan was quite attentive. He just complained casually, but he actually remembered it in his heart. Looking at the "cheesy face" in front of him, he became more pleasing to the eye.
Taking the disposable paper cup and drinking it down in one gulp, Wu Ansu wiped his mouth and said: "A murder case of mutilated corpses occurred last night. Since it was found in the area under my jurisdiction, I helped the criminal police team to come down and have a look.
Can you find any useful clues?"
"Murder case?" Li Mengnan couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"If you're not in this industry, you wouldn't know it. In fact, one or two murders occur every month. After all, such a big city has such a large population... But it's not very common to kill people like this and then dismember the body. Most of them are...
The corpse was dumped or buried in a wasteland or something." Wu Ansu explained casually, after all, this was not a secret involving the case.
He does not seek political advice if he is not in his position. Although Li Mengnan has helped Wu Ansu several times, he has never thought of becoming a non-staff member of the police station. Therefore, he is not interested in continuing to ask about this case. He casually chatted for a few words and left.
The topic changed.
At this time, the old craftsman had already read the piece of paper, handed it back to Wu Ansu and shook his head: "Officer, I don't know such a person with a scar on his body, and I am old. I usually stay in this shop and sleep.
It’s too early and I don’t have any clues to give you. I’m really sorry..."
"It's okay, no matter what, thank you for supporting our work." Wu Ansu shook hands with the old craftsman to express his gratitude.
"Oh, it's nothing. You are also trying to protect the safety of our people. The police and the people are a family. This is what we should do." The old craftsman waved his hand, indicating that Wu Ansu didn't need to be so polite, "But I have a suggestion for you.
…”
"Oh, sir, please tell me."
"I don't have a good heart and I can't stand being frightened. Next time you have to identify a corpse like this, can you tell me in advance so that I can be mentally prepared?"
Only then did Wu Ansu notice that the old craftsman was covering his chest with one hand and his face turned a little pale. He quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, sir. It was my lack of consideration. I must pay attention next time!"
"It's okay, it's okay. Parts tend to break down as people get older. You, little girl, can't be entirely blamed for this... I'm just reminding you that there are a lot of older people in this area, so be more careful."
"Absolutely, thank you, sir."
Wu Ansu couldn't help but be secretly afraid. She really hadn't thought of this detail. If the clues were not found and another person's life was frightened, even if he was not suspended, he would be punished one by one.
Wu Ansu put away the piece of printing paper and was about to leave, when Li Mengnan came forward again and said with a smile: "Officer Wu, would you like to go back to the police station? Let me take a ride..."
Wu Ansu was immediately laughed out of anger. He had been in the police car for several times and was addicted to it. He glared and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Didn't you see that I am visiting here? Visiting and visiting. How can I visit if I don't go? I'll keep the car."
It’s at the police station, and it didn’t come out at all…”
While talking, three young men suddenly walked into the store.
Seeing these three people wearing tight jackets, caps and sunglasses on a hot day, Li Mengnan instantly realized that these three people were probably not good people.
Sure enough, as soon as the leader entered the door, he pulled out a metal bat from behind, jumped up and smashed the only camera in the store with the stick, and then the other two also showed their weapons, a dagger and a homemade gunpowder gun.
As soon as the three of them spotted each other, Wu Ansu subconsciously rushed forward, but Li Mengnan quickly grabbed his elbow and pulled him back.
"Are you a crazy woman? Do you think you are Ip Man and you can fight ten of them? Did you see that black and thick pipe? We call these things sprayers in our place. Those who make iron sand will only need to
Move your fingers, we can't even hide in such a small place, even if we can't be beaten to death, we will be disfigured, you don't mind being an old maid, I still have to get married, have a wife and have children to carry on the family line..."
Li Mengnan is convinced by Wu Ansu. This big girl's head is always beautiful. When something happens, her spinal nerves always move first. No wonder she can only catch thieves at the grassroots level after working for so long. It's so simple and crude.
Her way of doing things, if she were really put in charge of any big case, she would simply be killing criminals.
Maybe he can also star in a film that the public would like to see, such as "Boundage and Humiliation! The Wail of the Female Investigator.avi".
After calming down, Wu Ansu was frightened for a while. She knew that Li Mengnan was right. No matter how fast she moved, she couldn't knock down three people in an instant. If she couldn't knock down the robber with the gun immediately, let alone her.
He, even Li Mengnan and the old shop owner had to suffer together.
"Then what can I do? I am a police officer. Am I just going to watch criminals commit crimes under my nose and do nothing, and then let them steal things and leave in a big way?" Wu Ansu still felt very unwilling.
Li Mengnan understands Wu Ansu very well. If you are an ordinary person, you can just protect yourself when encountering such a thing. But once you wear this police uniform, no matter how cruel the gangster is, as long as you dare not act, public opinion will be overwhelming.
They began to criticize you, as if in their eyes, dying in the line of duty was the only outcome they could accept.
"Oh, so your police uniform is both an honor and a shackle..."
After the three robbers smashed the counter glass several times, they suddenly realized that there was a policeman in police uniform in the store. The three robbers shuddered subconsciously and almost turned around and ran away, but when they saw that Wu Ansu was just
As a woman, she became bolder again.
"Hey, brother, there is a female policeman in the store. She is really pretty, like a female star..."
The robber holding the dagger looked greedily at Wu Ansu, who was squatting on the ground with her head in her arms. His eyes kept lingering on her tall and plump chest, and his Adam's apple rolled up and down, as if he was constantly swallowing saliva.