The stool was bounced away instantly, and the sudden sound made the table immediately become the focus of attention in the room.
Lu Sheng stood up, turned around, and then quickly walked towards the door.
Although the thin man in front of him kept his head down the whole time, Lin Xi still saw that face. Lin Xi stood there stunned for a moment. After he put down what he was holding, he quickly followed.
At this time, Lu Sheng had already passed through the store door and ran out.
As soon as Lin Xi arrived at the door, he bumped into a customer who was pushing in. The man who was hit was a big man. He stopped Lin Xi, looked at him and shouted angrily, "Have you grown eyes? You're blind!"
The noodle shop owner behind him also quickly followed. He didn't immediately see the money Lu Sheng pressed at the bottom of the bowl, and was worried that Lin Xi would also run away without paying.
"Um..." The noodle shop owner standing nearby saw Lin Xi taking out his police officer ID before he finished speaking to Lin Xi.
The customer who had just walked in saw his ID and his attitude softened, but he took advantage of it and said stiffly, "The police are great, don't you say sorry if you hit someone..."
Lin Xi looked at the man fiercely, then pushed him away casually, "If you don't let me out, the bad guy will fucking run away."
The customers and boss indirectly helped Lu Sheng. It was the short time they were entangled with Lin Xi that successfully allowed Lu Sheng to sneak into the residential area next to Xingfu Road.
When Lin Xi ran out, Lu Sheng was nowhere to be seen.
Lin Xi stood at the door of the store, looking around, "He knew I came in just now, and he was avoiding me on purpose."
There are so many buildings nearby, as well as many non-closed communities, with exits extending in all directions. It is really convenient to hide someone.
Lin Xi did not run out and search blindly, but turned around and walked back to the noodle shop.
Seeing Lin Xi coming in, the buzzing voices in the noodle shop stopped instantly.
Lin Xi walked straight to his and Lu Sheng's seats, where the new customers were also sitting.
He looked at the man, his eyes full of anger and murderous intent. The man wisely picked up the food, got up and went somewhere else.
The noodle shop owner was holding the money that Lu Sheng had placed at the bottom of the bowl. He thought the money was left by Lin Xi. He walked over and smiled at Lin Xi and said, "Comrade police, four fried dough sticks and a bowl of tofu curd will not take more than two seconds."
It’s ten yuan.”
Lin Xi glanced at the money, ignored the boss's words, and asked him:
"That person just now is the one who ran out. Does he come here often?"
The noodle shop owner put away his smile and put the money on the table.
"I don't come here often, but I came last night. It was very late when I came. I closed the door after he left," the noodle shop owner continued. "Most of the people who come to eat here are neighbors who live nearby.
There are also strangers, but not many."
He must have just arrived nearby, Lin Xiang thought, then reached out and took away the money on the table, and walked to the door.
"Damn, you really took it." Looking at Lin Xi's actions, the noodle shop owner smiled on his face, but cursed in his heart.
"How much does that person's meal and mine cost together?" Lin Xi said, taking out his mobile phone and scanning the payment QR code at the door.
"No need, comrade police, we don't have much money."
Lin Xi had no intention of arguing anymore, and he didn't want to waste any more time, "Thirty yuan is just a lot more."
After paying the money, he turned around and walked out.
………
Lu Sheng ran into the community opposite the noodle shop. He was breathing heavily. He had just been discharged from the hospital and had not yet fully recovered. Moreover, he was very weak due to lack of exercise for many years.
He walked up the stairwell on the third floor and looked through the window. From this angle, he could see the door of the restaurant opposite.
Lu Sheng adjusted his breathing and kept observing the opposite side.
After a while, Lin Xi walked out of the noodle shop and walked towards a car. It must be Lin Xi's car. Lu Sheng looked at the license plate number of the car carefully.
Lin Xi just opened the car door. He did not go in. He took out something from inside, then closed the car door and stood by the car door again.
"He must have discovered me just now. How could he not have been discovered? Everyone would feel something was wrong if he stood up suddenly. What is he doing now? Is he waiting for others to come to support him?"
………
Lin Xi stood next to the car. He lit a cigarette and searched both sides of Xingfu Road.
From time to time, people came out of the noodle shop behind him, and without exception, they cast curious glances at Lin Xi.
"What the hell is this Lu Sheng doing? Why are you coming to Meizhou if you are not a good teacher? Does Kong Weifeng's investigation of the case from that year have anything to do with you?"
Lin Xi had been thinking, and the smoke was rising alone between his index finger and middle finger.
"He came so late last night and came here for breakfast again this morning?"
If all police officers could devote themselves wholeheartedly to solving cases, there would really be many unsolvable cases in the world.
The only question is the case itself, whether it has received the attention it deserves. If a person loses something that is not very valuable, as long as his identity is special enough, even if he is a person who has a good life, even if he loses something,
If someone gets a bicycle, as long as they are taken seriously, the police will quickly solve the case. But not everyone will be treated the same.
Lin Xi was particularly focused on things that might be related to his own future and destiny. In his body, he once again reappeared the demeanor of the top student in the police academy.
From just a few words spoken by the noodle shop owner, Lin Xi quickly discovered the clues.
Lin Xi made up his mind and searched carefully on the road to happiness. He knew that Lu Sheng was from Huangzhou. He knew that Lu Sheng appeared in the same noodle shop twice from last night to this morning, which could only mean that
One thing. Lu Sheng was probably staying nearby last night.
Xingfu Road is not very long, and Meijia Hotel is easily discovered.
Lin Xi put out the cigarette in his hand and walked towards the Meijia Hotel.
………
Lu Sheng watched Lin Xi walk towards the Meijia Hotel, "It seems I can't go back to this hotel."
He didn't bring many belongings with him, and he didn't leave anything in the hotel room. Fortunately, he took all the cash with him.
The main purpose of Lu Sheng's visit to Meizhou this time was to see if there was still a check-in record from that year in the hotel system. Now he has found a way to delete it.
The school gave Lu Sheng a long vacation, and he had enough time. He paid for the hotel for six days, and originally planned to pay for more days, just to wait for Kong Weifeng's arrival in Meizhou, waiting for him to investigate this place
, but unexpectedly, Lin Xi's sudden appearance completely broke his original plan.