It was around 6 o'clock in the evening, in the urban area of Xingyang.
It was a hot day, so I brought a bowl of jelly and squatted on the ground to eat it with a spoon. Brother Yu also squatted on the ground and sucked the straw.
"What kind of drink is this? It tastes pretty good."
"Milk tea, Brother Yu, have you never drank Youlemei before?" I said.
"No, it's quite delicious," Brother Yu sucked hard through the straw.
People were coming and going on the sidewalk, and car horns sounded from time to time behind them.
I put down the bowl, wiped my mouth and said, "Can we find it? It feels a bit difficult."
“It’s hard to find, but you have to find it.”
Brother Yu flicked the ashes of his cigarette and said, "I know people like Kong Laoxie. He has a stubborn temper and takes advantage of the soft rather than the hard. It takes time to make a custom-made shovel. Let's find it quickly while we have a chance."
Brother Yu analyzed: "According to the old man's recollection, there were three people who stole the dog, riding two motorcycles. One of them had some walking problems, one foot was high and the other was low. This person may have polio.
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"In addition, the fuel tank of that kind of motorcycle cannot be filled with much fuel, so it will definitely not be able to travel very far. There is a high probability that it will still be in Xingyang City."
Brother Yu drew four circles on the ground and said: "Look, according to the information we just heard from the locals, there is a dog meat hotpot restaurant 300 meters north of the Sangong Statue in the city, and there is a dog meat hot pot restaurant on the first floor of Longyintang.
The one that sells cooked dog meat all year round is the dog meat shop on the west side of Sun Village."
"And the last one, there is a large live dog wholesale transfer station in Xingguosi Village, Yulong Town."
Brother Yu turned around and said: "Looking at the method of the crime, they poisoned the dogs first, so there is a high probability that they will not sell them to a live dog wholesale station, which is most likely to be in the city."
"The restaurant to the west of the San Gong Statue is a dog meat hotpot restaurant. There will definitely be fewer people eating dog meat hotpot on this hot day, and the business may not be good, so I think the deli is the most likely."
I picked up the jelly and took a sip of the soup. I nodded and said yes, I thought so too.
"Clang!"
At this time, an elder sister passed by and threw a one-dollar steel coin into my bowl.
"thank you."
I poured the money out of the bowl and put it in my pocket, so I could use it on the bus.
After getting up and returning the bowl to the jelly stall, Brother Yu and I hailed a taxi.
There is Di Renjie's tomb on Beimang Mountain. I feel that this wave of fish brothers are possessed by Di Renjie's soul.
We arrived at the first floor of Longyin Hall and found the deli in the northwest corner.
"What should I cut? I have all kinds of meat here, and it's delicious."
The proprietress looks to be in her forties and is very fat. She is about 1.7 meters tall and may weigh 180 pounds. But she is not as fat as Tingting.
I pretended to turn around, pointed to the pots in the cupboard and asked, "Is there any dog meat?"
The fat woman put on an apron, wiped her hands and said with a smile: "Yes, a real free-range native dog, with more red meat and less fat. It costs 45 per pound. I can cut it up for you as much as you want."
After speaking, she brought out a large washbasin and placed it on the table with a bang. The basin was filled with large pieces of chopped dog meat.
Brother Yu smiled, she gave me a look and motioned for me to close the store door.
Seeing me closing the door, the fat woman suddenly became wary and asked loudly what are you doing!
Brother Yu walked over, put his arm around her shoulders, and said with a smile: "Sister, I want to ask you something, where did you steal these dogs?"
"What a steal!"
"can you speak!"
The fat woman immediately pushed Brother Yu away, her face turned red and she said, "If you don't want to buy it, get out! If you don't, I'll call my husband over!"
Brother Yu spread his hands and said, "You call me quickly."
"You...you two wait! Don't leave if you have the guts!"
The fat woman took out a flip phone from her apron pocket, called her and shouted: "You damn boy, come back quickly! There are two bastards teasing your wife in the store!"
After hanging up the phone, she pointed and scolded us, telling us not to leave.
Very quickly, only a few minutes.
Bang! The store door was pushed open with great force!
"Who! Who is causing trouble!"
"It's just you two!"
The man who rushed in was in his forties, wearing a white vest, and pointed at us with a sinister look on his face.
When he came up to him, before he could say anything, Brother Yu raised his hand and slapped him!
"I'll do it!!"
After reacting, veins popped up on the fat man's forehead! He casually picked up a knife for cutting cooked food and rushed over!
Brother Yu ducked sideways, grabbed the wrist of his knife-grabbing hand with one hand, and twisted it hard!
A scream!
The meat cleaver clattered to the ground.
"It hurts! It hurts!"
"Ouch! Let go! It hurts so much!"
The fat man was half-kneeling on the ground, his arms bent in an arc, his face was sweating, and he grinned loudly and shouted in pain.
Brother Yu twisted his wrist and asked with a smile: "Fat man, answer honestly, has there ever been a person with polio who sold dogs to you before?"
"Sold!"
"Si Baolin! You are talking about Si Baolin! Let me go quickly! It hurts! My hand is about to break!"
Brother Yu turned to look at the fat woman hiding in the corner: "Call him and ask him to come over now."
Seeing that the fat woman didn't move, Brother Yu frowned and increased his strength.
"Fight!"
"Are you trying to kill me! Hit me so damn quickly!"
Seeing that her husband was sweating profusely and his wrist was almost bent into an S-shape, the landlady finally realized what he was doing, turned pale, and dialed the number.
I ran over and stared at her. If she dared to be dishonest, I would kill her.
"Lin...Linzi...it's me."
On the other end of the phone, a breathy voice soon came.
"Hey! Auntie, why are you calling me? Do you miss me? Haha."
"Linzi, come here quickly and I'll pay you the money I owe you."
"Damn it! The sun is setting in the west! Auntie, you are finally willing to give me money!"
"Wait! It's over now!"
After controlling the deli couple and waiting for about half an hour, the sound of a motorcycle came from outside the store.
A young man of medium height, walking with a limp, holding a cigarette in his mouth, opened the store door with a smile on his face.
"Who are you two? Where is my fat aunt?"
Brother Yu smiled and said: "Your name is Lin Zi, right? Did you poison a yellow dog to death in Guangyang Tugou two days ago?"
As soon as he heard this, the man's expression changed drastically! He threw away the cigarette butt and turned around to run out!
I was already on guard and blocked the door.
There is no need to reason with the dog thief, and there is no need to ask questions. Just give him a good beating first.
Brother Yu and I kicked him until he held his head and screamed, and his nose was bleeding.
After the fight was almost over, I tied up his hands with a rope from the store, found a black car and took him back to the mountain.
When he saw the man with a bruised nose and swollen face, Kong Laoxie recognized him at a glance. The old man looked excited and pointed at the person and shouted: "Yes! I remember him! Even when he turns to ashes, he remembers him!"
The man cried and said: "Uncle, I will compensate you for the dog and your money. Please let me go. I will never dare to do it again."
Kong Laoxie's upper body was naked, his eyes were spitting fire. He burned the tongs until they were red, and he put them directly on the man's belly through a thin layer of clothes. While burning them, he said loudly: "I am a dog to be compensated! How can I compensate you!"
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Being so close, I smelled the smell of barbecue.
Seeing this miserable situation, Brother Yu confessed his guilt without conscience.
After the dog thief let out his screams for a while, Kong Laoxie gradually became less excited than before.
He directed Brother Yu and me to help, and hung the dog thief on a tree behind the house with a rope, without saying when he would put it down.
According to him, the old dog's body was buried under the tree.
